Arnold will be back — for climate series on Showtime

Arnold Schwarzenegger is reuniting with director James Cameron for a new documentary series on climate change.

The series, “Years of Living Dangerously,” will air on Showtime in 2013 and “will explore the human impact of climate change,” according to a statement from the network. It will consist of six to eight one-hour episodes.

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As California’s governor, Schwarzenegger emerged as one of a handful of prominent Republicans who called for measures to address climate change.

Schwarzenegger is an executive producer of the series, along with Cameron, film producer Jerry Weintraub and Joel Bach and David Gelber, who have worked on “60 Minutes.” The series will feature New York Times columnists Thomas Friedman and Nicholas Kristof, as well as MSNBC host Chris Hayes, according to Showtime.

Cameron and Schwarzenegger previously worked together on the “Terminator” movies.

"The recent devastation on the East Coast is a tragic reminder of the direct link between our daily lives and climate change," David Nevins, president of entertainment for Showtime Networks, said in a statement. "This series presents a unique opportunity to combine the large-scale filmmaking styles of James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger — arguably some of Hollywood's biggest movie makers — with the hard-hitting, intimate journalism of '60 Minutes' veterans Joel Bach and David Gelber. I believe this combination will make for a thought-provoking television event."

This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 5:13 p.m. on December 3, 2012.

Schwartzenegger could be a rallying figure for a moderate wing of the Republican party, if he wants to undertake that role. As a Democrat I'm deeply worried that right now the only alternative is radical conservatism that is fanatically determined to destroy the social safety net. Democrats cannot hold power forever so a credible viable moderate Republican alternative helps to ensure that America continues to move forward rather than reverse course back to the 19th century. There are younger California Republicans that look to Schwartzenegger as someone to emulate.

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), global warming gases have reached record levels in our atmosphere. And, the U.N. concurred saying that concentrations of the principal greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) are up 39% since the start of the industrial revolution in the mid 1700s. (AP, Nov. 21, 2012)

Predictably, global eco-media rushed in with “I told you so” cheers for their annual yearend tax-deductible fundraising. Global warming and the theories of climate change have become a playground for eco-propaganda, and a useful scapegoat for economically-unsustainable government regulatory expansions world wide.

The new figures for 2010 from the WMO show that CO2 levels are now at 389 parts per million, up from about 280 ppm compared to the mid 1700s. Negotiators from many nations will gather this month in Doha in a last ditch effort to find a replacement for the expiring Kyoto Protocol climate regulations of 1997. (AP, Nov. 21, 2012)

So with this historical peak in climate heating CO2 air pollution, why have not actual earth temperatures risen accordingly?

• Long term NOAA climate data show no significant wet/dry climate trends related to CO2 levels; • There are no extreme high temperature trends correlated to CO2 levels; • No correlations are observed in CO2 levels with the number or intensity of weather disasters such as tornadoes, tsunamis and hurricanes; • Current CO2 levels are below optimal for plant life, and doubling CO2 levels would only increase global temperatures by a nominal one degree; • There would be positive impacts of global warming such as the doubling of CO2 and moderate warming would benefit humanity with better agricultural crop yields. (WSJ, Sept.14, 2012) • According to Britain’s Meteorological Office, the world’s climate has cooled during 2011 and 2012. The figures show that, although global temperatures are still well above the long-term average, they have fallen significantly since 2010. (The Sunday Times, Nov. 18, 2012) ECOPOLITICS

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), global warming gases have reached record levels in our atmosphere. And, the U.N. concurred saying that concentrations of the principal greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) are up 39% since the start of the industrial revolution in the mid 1700s. (AP, Nov. 21, 2012)

Predictably, global eco-media rushed in with “I told you so” cheers for their annual yearend tax-deductible fundraising. Global warming and the theories of climate change have become a playground for eco-propaganda, and a useful scapegoat for economically-unsustainable government regulatory expansions world wide.

The new figures for 2010 from the WMO show that CO2 levels are now at 389 parts per million, up from about 280 ppm compared to the mid 1700s. Negotiators from many nations will gather this month in Doha in a last ditch effort to find a replacement for the expiring Kyoto Protocol climate regulations of 1997. (AP, Nov. 21, 2012)

So with this historical peak in climate heating CO2 air pollution, why have not actual earth temperatures risen accordingly?

• Long term NOAA climate data show no significant wet/dry climate trends related to CO2 levels; • There are no extreme high temperature trends correlated to CO2 levels; • No correlations are observed in CO2 levels with the number or intensity of weather disasters such as tornadoes, tsunamis and hurricanes; • Current CO2 levels are below optimal for plant life, and doubling CO2 levels would only increase global temperatures by a nominal one degree; • There would be positive impacts of global warming such as the doubling of CO2 and moderate warming would benefit humanity with better agricultural crop yields. (WSJ, Sept.14, 2012) • According to Britain’s Meteorological Office, the world’s climate has cooled during 2011 and 2012. The figures show that, although global temperatures are still well above the long-term average, they have fallen significantly since 2010. (The Sunday Times, Nov. 18, 2012) ECOPOLITICS